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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Jordan C

WSP USA & Friends

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 938 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    10
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted
  • UP TO
    210
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    10
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    85
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    36
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Jordan's actions

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

I will limit my social media use to once each day reducing my daily use by 10 minute(s)

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Know My health

I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Plant an Herb Garden

I will plant an herb garden in my home, workplace, or dorm room.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Support Pollution Reduction

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and ending unwanted subscriptions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Take Control

Both system and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

I will spend 10 minutes researching environmental justice concerns in my region, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Take Control
    How do environmental health, community health, and your personal health intersect?

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    Jordan C 10/24/2018 10:22 AM
    A healthy environment helps reduce pollutants, which allows me to improve and maintain my personal health. A healthy community means people to participate in sports and outdoor activities with, which is another way I can improve and maintain my personal health.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns
    Who is most affected by environmental degration and/or environmental irresponsiblity in your community? How are they affected?

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    Jordan C 10/24/2018 10:20 AM
    I learned that I-70 through Denver is being widened and moved from a viaduct to the ground. Local neighborhoods, supported by the Sierra Club, are putting forth arguments against the project. The primary argument is that widening the highway will worsen environmental, health and social impacts disproportionately for low-income households in the area, especially for Latina families.

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    Jordan C 10/24/2018 10:09 AM
    Glad to have participated in this fun challenge!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Personal Waste Audit
    Why is it so difficult to understand the impacts our purchases and waste have on other people, animals, and places? How might your experience with this challenge impact your future consumption and choices?

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    Jordan C 10/24/2018 10:08 AM
    It is difficult to understand the impacts of our purchases, because we do not see all the waste and impacts generated along the way from manufacturing, to packaging to transport. We can also dispose of trash regularly throughout the day, distorting our sense of how much waste we generate. Carrying my trash around helped me realize that I don't generate too much trash, but it did help me see how much trash can accumulate even over the course of a day.

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      Meghan Jones 10/24/2018 11:06 AM
      Very cool that you completed that challenge! Thanks for sharing what you learned.

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      Josh Gipper 10/24/2018 10:16 AM
      We've come a long way in the past 150 years in how we manage trash. To the point now where we don't recognize how much we accumulate.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Explore My Area
    How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place?

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    Jordan C 10/24/2018 10:07 AM
    I can spend more time outdoors climbing.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Go Paperless
    Reducing your paper mail can be such a freeing action to take -- by reducing what is coming in, you can reduce what is going into the recycling bin too. How does it make you feel? What is the next step you will take to reduce your waste?

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    Jordan C 10/24/2018 10:06 AM
    It feels good to know that I will be receiving less paper mail and reducing my waste. For my next step, I will continue to work on how much of my waste I compost!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Try a New Way to Prep
    Canning and pickling food is a great way to have delicious summer fruits and vegetables all year round. Just make sure to follow the canning and pickling guidelines from the USDA. What are some foods that you would like to preserve and enjoy later in the year?

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    Jordan C 10/24/2018 9:55 AM
    I would like to pickle daikon, a type of radish, as I always enjoy it at a local Korean BBQ restaurant. I'd also like to try pickling something sweet, like apples.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Plant an Herb Garden
    Consider the ways you can garden: a plot of land? a patio container? hanging basket? windowsill gardens? What would work best for your living situation and lifestyle?

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    Jordan C 10/24/2018 9:53 AM
    Living in an apartment, a small counter herb and plant garden was the best option for me. I kept the plants in individual containers so that I can move them around based on how much light they seem to need.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Skip the Straw
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

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    Jordan C 10/19/2018 11:18 AM
    I could incorporate the "Rs" into my life by refusing additional packaging (e.g. extra bag, plastic silverware) when ordering food to go and by reusing to-go containers as Tupperware.

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    Jordan C 10/19/2018 11:11 AM
    This challenge has created healthy competition in the Boulder office!